The Latest Breaking News from Robert Jenrick

Justice Secretary to meet Sentencing Council over ‘two tier’ guidance row

The Sentencing Council told Shabana Mahmood that if ministers ‘dictated’ guidance to courts it would undermine judicial independence.

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

Justice secretary set for showdown with judges over sentencing guidelines

Comes as Sentencing Council write a letter angrily rejecting minister’s claim that they have created a ‘two tier’ justice system

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Outrage as 'Two-Tier' Justice System Sparks Fury—Labour Demands Immediate Action

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for controversial new sentencing guidelines to be scrapped “as soon as possible.”

The Fashion Central · Mar 9, 2025

Ministers criticise ‘two-tier’ sentencing changes in England and Wales

Sentencing Council plans to make offenders’ ethnic backgrounds a greater factor in deciding whether to jail them

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025

‘The free world needs a new leader’, EU foreign chief warns after explosive row between Trump and Zelensky

It comes after Donald Trump claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘not ready for peace’, in an extraordinary confrontation between the two leaders

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

Churchill ‘would be turning in his grave’ as Trump faces British backlash over Zelensky spray

Prime minister Keir Starmer declared his “unwavering support” for Ukraine as senior Conservative MPs, including Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, leapt to the Mr Zelensky’s defence

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Lammy admits Trump can veto Chagos deal ahead of White House confrontation over islands

Foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered the President has been handed a second legal dossier on why the deal should not go ahead

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Investigation launched into Labour minister for 'lying' on his CV

THE Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said it will reinvestigate Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds over accusations he misrepresented his…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 21, 2025

Solicitors’ watchdog reopens investigation into Business Secretary’s profile

Jonathan Reynolds has been accused of incorrectly claiming to have been a solicitor despite never qualifying as one.

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025

Jenrick and Philp put UK judges’ ‘lives at risk’ with attacks on integrity, former extremism tsar says

Lord Walney: senior Tories ‘deeply wrong’ for suggesting judges are ideologically driven when enforcing the law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025